Guidelines for Examination
PART B
 CHAPTER IV SEARCH PROCEDURE AND STRATEGY 		 

HOME

E  /  D   /  F

 

DVD start => Official publications => Guidelines for examination => HTML version

 
 
PART B
  CHAPTER III CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEARCHCHAPTER III CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEARCH     CHAPTER V PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONSCHAPTER V PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS  
1. Procedure prior to searching

1.1 Analysis of the application

1.2 Formal deficiencies

1.3 Documents cited in the application

1.4 Abstract; official classification; title of the invention; publication

2. Search strategy

2.1 Subject of the search; restrictions

2.2 Formulating a search strategy

2.3 Carrying out the search; types of documents

2.4 Reformulation of the subject of the search

2.5 Closest prior art and its effects on the search

2.6 End of search

3. Procedure after searching

3.1 Preparation of the search report

3.2 Documents discovered after completion of the search

3.3 Errors in the search report

 
   CHAPTER III CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEARCH CHAPTER V PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS

Espace LEGAL DVD | EPO web site

Last updated in June2005
Copyright © 1996-2005 European Patent Office . All Rights Reserved.
e-mail: EPO Mail Distribution